Arctic Circles and Imperial Knowledge: The Franklin Family, Indigenous Intermediaries, and the Politics...

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Annaliese Jacobs Claydon Victoria Haskins (University of Newcastle Australia)

Arctic Circles and Imperial Knowledge

The Franklin Family, Indigenous Intermediaries, and the Politics of Truth

Annaliese Jacobs Claydon, Victoria Haskins (University of Newcastle Australia), Emily J Manktelow (University of Kent UK) , Fae Dussart (University of Sussex UK)

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Bloomsbury Academic
25 January 2024

History of other lands; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Colonialism & imperialism; Indigenous peoples

Series: Empire’s Other Histories

In 1845 an expedition led by Sir John Franklin vanished in the Canadian Arctic. The enduring obsession with the Franklin mystery, and in particular Inuit information about its fate, is partly due to the ways in which information was circulated in these imperial spaces. This book examines how the Franklins and other explorer families engaged in science, exploration and the exchange of information in the early to mid-19th century. It follows the Franklins from the Arctic to Van Diemen’s Land, charting how they worked with intermediaries, imperial humanitarians and scientists, and shows how they used these experiences to claim a moral right to information.

Arctic Circles and Imperial Knowledge shows how the indigenous peoples, translators, fur traders, whalers, convicts and sailors who explorer families relied upon for information were both indispensable and inconvenient to the Franklins. It reveals a deep entanglement of polar expedition with British imperialism, and shows how geographical knowledge intertwined with convict policy, humanitarianism, genocide and authority. In these imperial spaces families such as the Franklins negotiated their tenuous authority over knowledge to engage with the politics of truth and question the credibility and trustworthiness of those they sought to silence.

By: Annaliese Jacobs Claydon
Edited by: Victoria Haskins (University of Newcastle Australia), Emily J Manktelow (University of Kent UK), Fae Dussart (University of Sussex UK), Jonathan Saha
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350292949
ISBN 10: 135029294X
Series: Empire’s Other Histories
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 25 January 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Annaliese Jacobs Claydon is an Archivist at the State Library and Archives of Tasmania, Australia. She received her PhD in British and Imperial History at the University of Illinois, USA, in 2015.